CHAPTER NUMBER: 504 
File Code: Family Law
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 605/04 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1225  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Garagiola, Britt, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger,
Kasemeyer, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Lawlah
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Juvenile Causes - Child in Need of Assistance - Court Hearings and
Findings
 
Requiring a juvenile court in specified hearings concerning a child in
need of assistance to make a finding whether a local department of
social services made reasonable efforts to prevent placement of the
child into the local department's custody; requiring the court in
specified review hearings to make a finding whether the local
department made reasonable efforts to finalize the child's permanency
plan and meet the child's needs; requiring the court to consider
specified factors in making a finding; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/4
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/14
 - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/9
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/31
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/6
 - Re-referred Judiciary
 -      Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report by Judiciary
 - 4/6
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/8
 - Third Reading Passed (135-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 504
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
 - Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CHILD ABUSE
 - COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
 - COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
 - EVIDENCE
 - FAMILY LAW -see also- ADOPTION; ANNULMENT; DIVORCE; etc
 - FOSTER CARE
 - HEARINGS
 - JUVENILE CAUSES
 - MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
 - REPORTS
 - SOCIAL SERVICES -see also- WELFARE
 - SOCIAL WORKERS
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Courts and Judicial Proceedings
 - (
 3-801 ,
 3-801 ,
 3-801 ,
 3-802 ,
 3-815 ,
 3-815 ,
 3-816.1 ,
 3-817 ,
 3-819 ,
 3-823 
)
 -   Family Law
 - (
 5-319 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- April 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (135-0)